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$50 billion or $70 billion? Why OpenAI's revenue numbers don't add up
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Conflicting OpenAI revenue figures ($50B vs $70B) show how opaque private AI financials are, complicating valuation of AI-linked names.
Opaque AI revenue clouds valuation debate
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Overstated revenue could unwind AI hype
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OpenAI expects to reach or exceed $70 billion in annualized revenue by year end, according to Bloomberg, while the Financial Times reports the figure is closer to $50 billion. Yahoo Finance's Julie Hyman, Jake Conley and Pras Subramanian explain why the numbers are so hard to pin down, from how annu
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